I ask our patron saints and every saint who has become especially dear to me to intercede for us.I ask them to help us journey safely on the narrow path that leads to heaven.O Lord, give us their protection.Grant us their assistance in overcoming temptation and gaining the fullness of [...]
From the Rapidian Linda Knieriemen, Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Holland, responds: “Christian scripture doesn’t weight in on this directly but indirectly I can deduce that yes, animals will have some sort of afterlife. In the early chapters of Genesis 1, 2, 6-9, I read that God created, [...]
By Joyce E. Salisbury Beginning in about the second century C.E., Christian philosophers reflected upon the nature of human beings, our purpose on earth, and our path to the promised afterlife. In the course of thesereflections, they considered our relationship to nature, and the non-human animals that share our world. [...]
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. Dear God of Mercy, I pray this day for all souls, both known and unknown to me, who, although touched by death, have not yet entered Your Heavenly Kingdom. Thinking of [...]
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